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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024

1946 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1946 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Kansas	0	0	T	@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Baylor	19	16	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Arkansas	14	34	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Miami	12	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Texas A&M	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Oklahoma State	6	7	L	@ Oklahoma City, OK
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Oklahoma	12	14	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Texas	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Rice	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Southern Methodist	13	30	L

1946 Season Totals
Record	2-7 -1
Points Scored	90
Scoring Average	9.0
Points Allowed	148
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	58-40
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	0-5 -1

1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1946 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	9-2	245	62	Won 8-0	5-1	117	43	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	6-3-2	136	92	Tied 0-0	5-1	74	34	John Barnhill
Texas	8-2	290	68		4-2	98	49	Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M	4-6	125	107		3-3	62	58	Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	114	100		2-4	75	80	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas Christian	2-7-1	90	148		2-4	60	107	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	1-8	56	181		0-6	29	144	Frank H. Kimbrough

1946 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1946 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.